New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-04
ENTRIES FO2 THE NATIONAL DRILL

DETECTION OF SOUTHERN COMPANIES on ACCOUNE
OFCoLoR NOT DOING MUCH DAMAGE.
WASHINGTON, April 3, (speeiaJ.-A dispatch from
Montgomery Ala stating that two military companies
OF that city which bad made formal entries to compete in
the National drill which is to take place In Washington
In the last week OF May have determined to withdraw
because military companies composed OF coored men
have been allowed to enter the competition naturally
provokes comment here where great interest Is felt
in the coming military display The dispatch states that
the example OF the MONTGOMERY companies will be in
tacd by the Atlanta Rifles No official notice of the with
drawal has been received by the committee which has
charge OF the arrangements for the National drill The
within which entries might be made expired last
night that IN OF withdrawal the three companies
named could not the competition even IL they
should change their minds hereafter and desire to do 80
No Of the Atlanta Rifles is accessible but it is as
sumed that Henry W. Grady Is not a member OF that
crack organization IL apparent also that the member
ship OF the Montgomery companies not composed of men
who belong to that New South which Mr. Grady so
eloquenty described in his speech at the NewEnsland
dinner.
The three coored organizations whose entries have
seriously discomposed the volunteer soldery Of Mont
gomery and Atlanta are the Company A, Washington
Cadets of Washington and the State Guard and Attacks
Guard. OF Richmond Va The captain Of the Washing
ton Cadets Is clerk in the War Department through
which the militia OF Georgia, Alabama and other states
receives its arms and equipments The Richmond CON-
panes belong TO tho regularly organized militia OF the
State OF Virginia The commission OF Captain Paul. OF
the Guard dates from 1873 and that of the COM
manding officer OF the Attucks Guard from 1884. Be-
these companies the First Battalion Virginia Vol
untcers (whiteJ and several separate companies (whel
Of the organized militia OF Virginia have entered the com
petition. Apparently they do fear to compete with
the cOored militia of their own state
No fear f. expressed that the detection or the Mont.
gomery and Atlanta companies will affect the success OF
the drill which TO be assured The formal official
entries are as follows: Regimental drill four
regiments; battalion drill, six battalions;
artillery drill seven patoons cadet Drill seven com
Hfty-ive companies Individual dril. about seventy
eight rife practice, about ninety. The entries from
Ne WORK Sth Separate Company, or Rochester ;
Keck ZOuaves. OF JohnstowG; Cadet Corps, Peeksk
Military Academy: and large number OF entries for
rifle practice. NewJersey win send Company z, LIST
Battalion National Guards. From Rhode Island Will
come the 9TH Battalion OF Infantry four companies,
which Will also compete in the infantry drill by
pancs Connecticut will be represented by the sashed
Guards. of NewHaven and New Hampshire by the
sheridan Guards OF Manchester The States which Will
most strongly represented Virginia, Kentucky,
which wilt send regiment. battalion aud battery
Ohio, which will send regiment, two battsions and
several companies OF infantry Michigan, Illinois, lndl-
ana. Wisconsin and Iowa.
From Tacoma, Washington Territory company Of in
fanty will the continent 10 take part In tue compe-
titiOn The Southern States except virginia and Ken
lucky will be SHINY represented II all the organiza-
which have entered appear and take part The
entries follows by separate companies Alabama,
three including the two Montgomery companies; Geor-
ga. one, the Atlanta Rifles louisiana two Texas two;
North Carolina, three Mississippi two Arkansas,
Florida South Carolina and Tennessee are not repre-
seated by entries.